Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve

22 Feb, 08 AM - 25 Feb, 05 PM

This project aims to develop/integrate a methane sensing payload that will be placed upon a small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS). The study will be unobtrusive to the Merced Vernal Pools and Grasslands reserve. The project is a joint effort between UC Merced, JPL NASA, PG&E and the Pipeline Research Council International. Small amounts of methane will be released from a controlled methane source to be detected by the developed methane sensor while in flight. The Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve is a perfect testbed for such research due to the fact that admittance is highly controlled and the small amount of erected structures. MESA Lab possesses a Certificate of Authorization (COA) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly the aircrafts to be used in this study in the airspace above the Reserve. This research will aid in detection methods for pipeline gas leaks not only throughout California, but nationally and internationally.

Visit #44564 @Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve

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Under Project # 32749 | Research

Unmanned Aerial Systems Methane Sniffing Payload Development/Integration

graduate_student - University of California, Merced

Reservation Members(s)

Brandon Stark Feb 22 - 25, 2016 (4 days)
Brendan Smith Feb 22 - 25, 2016 (4 days)
Garrett John Feb 22 - 25, 2016 (4 days)
Lance Christensen Feb 22 - 25, 2016 (4 days)
YangQuan Chen Feb 22 - 25, 2016 (4 days)
Group of 3 Research Scientist/Post Doc Feb 22 - 25, 2016 (4 days)

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Day Use Only 10 Feb 22 - 26, 2016